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current zoning is RM-6.5
1540 N Lake Shore Dr is in Gold Coast
and zoned RM-6.5 on a ~12,358 square foot lot.
The lot size was automatically measured on the Cook County parcel map and does not replace the need for a survey.
zoning map last updated December 22, 2020
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Property Info / 17-03-101-018-0000 / 17031010180000
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Information for this property was last checked 1/13/2021 and a change was noted; it will be checked again later today.
Property values
2020 tax year or later
- Total assessed value
- $3,918,044
- Assessment pass
- 2020 Assessor Certified
Property Sales
5 sales for this property
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- 6/17/2019
- financing statement
- 5/21/2019
- transfer
- 10/11/2018
- memorandum
- 5/31/2018
- transfer
- 4/11/2018
- transfer
Document notes: Deed recordings indicate a property transaction (sale or transfer). Foreclosure dates indicate a filing date, not when the property was foreclosed. Look up recorded document details on the Cook County Recorder of Deeds website.
Property taxes, appeals, and exemptions for 17031010180000
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Properties in Chicago near train stations – CTA's rapid transit 'L' and Metra's commuter rail – and selected bus corridors may be eligible for bonuses under the city's Transit-Served Location (a.k.a. TOD) ordinance.
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Sedgwick CTA Brown, Purple Lines station
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Buildings data
New construction, renovation, demolition, and other projects at or near 1540 N Lake Shore Dr 3 recent 48 permits since 2006
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Building violations at or near 1540 N Lake Shore Dr (since 2006) 18 violations since 2006
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Property Sales 5 sales for this PIN
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Historic Resources Survey 1995 survey - orange & red-rated only, but not all eligible buildings were rated
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